Fan attachment for baby-carriages



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FAN ATTACHMENT FOR BABY GARRIAGES.

No. 593,687. Patented Nov. 16,1897,

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FAN ATTACHMENT FOR BABY-CARRIAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,687, dated November 16, 1897. Application filed July 3,1897. ser al No. 648,406. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES CLIFTON PENIcK and ROBERT LESLIE NASH, of Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fan Attachments for Baby-Carriages and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates tonew and useful improvements in fan attachments for baby-carriages; and it consists in the novel combination and arrangement of simple parts, which will be hereinafter fully described.

The invention has for its object to produce a device of the character above mentioned that will be especially simple in construction, cheap, durable, and efficient in operation.

A further. object of the inventionis to pro;

' vide a fan attachment for baby-carriages in which the fans can be readily adjusted with relation to the seat of the carriage from a point at the rear of said carriage.

A still further object is to provide a means by which the belt for propelling the fans will accommodate itself to the different adjusted positions of the fans.

Other objects and advantages of our invention will become apparent in the course of the following description, and the points of novelty will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

We are enabled to accomplish the objects of our invention by the simple means illus-' trated in the accompanying drawings, in

whichthe yoke and extends transversely across said yoke and through the sides thereof, where at one side it is provided with 'a collar and at the other with a small pulley 4, which is keyed to said shaft andadaptedto turn therewith.

The numeral 5 indicates a collar which is provided with radially-extending perforations 6 for the reception of the handles of the fans 7.

The numeral-=8 indicates a series of short set-screws which pass through the sides of the collar and are adapted to engagethe fanhandles to secure them in the collar. collar is laterally adjustable upon the shaft, and is secured in any desired position on said shaft by means of the set-screw 9, extending through a lateral extension 10 of said collar.

The numeral ll indicates a grooved bandwheel which is securely attached to the spokes of one of the front wheels of the carriage, and

the numeral 12 indicates a band which extends around the wheels 4 and 11, by which means the shaft is rotatedwhen the carriage is in motion.

In order to adjust the fans with relation to the seat of the carriage, we provide a longitudinally-extending rod 13, connected at its forward end to one side of the yoke and provided with a slot 14 in its rear portion,which is adapted to receive a set-screw 15, which is passed through said slot and into the side of one of the handles of the carriage.

When it is desired to draw the fans nearer to the seat, the set-screw is loosened and the rod moved rearwardly, drawing the yoke and fans toward the seat of the carriage, and when it has been moved to the desired position the set-screw is again tightened, securing the fans in adjusted position.

Itwill be apparent that as the yoke portions are upon the same center as the front wheel of the vehicle the distance between the wheels 4: and 11 will at all times be the same, thus rendering it unnecessary to adjust the belt independently of the yoke. I

We do not desire to be understood as limiting ourselves to the precise form shown in the drawings, and slight modifications will suggest themselves and be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination with a baby-carriage or other carriage, of a yoke extending across the front thereof, and pivotally connected to the front axle, a shaft mounted in bearings in said yoke, and extending transversely of said yoke, a laterally-adjustable collar on said shaft, adapted to secure the fans, a pulley attached to one end of the shaft, outside of the yoke, a band-wheel secured to one of the wheels of the carriage, a band connecting said wheel with the wheel upon the transverse shaft, abar pivotallysecurcd to one side of the yoke and provided with an elongated slot near its rear end, and a set-screw passing through said slot into one of the handles of the carriage, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination with a baby-carriage or other carriage, of a yoke extending across the front thereof, and pivotally connected to the front axle, a shaft mounted in bearin gs in said yoke, and extending transversely of the yoke, a laterally-adjustable collar on the shaft within the yoke, and provided with radially-extending openings for the reception of the fan-handles, and set-screws for retaining the handles in the collar, a pulley attached to one end of the shaft outside the yoke, a band-wheel secured to one of the wheels of the carriage, and a band connecting said wheel with the wheel upon the transverse shaft, whereby the shaft is turned and the fans rotated when the carriage is moved, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribin g witnesses.

CHARLES CLIFTON PENICK. ROBERT LESLIE NASH.

Witnesses:

A. W. CRUTCHFIELD, M. A. XVOODELL. 

